Early indication for high efficiency fields

Abstract

This disclosure describes methods, apparatus, and systems related to early indication system. A device may identify a high efficiency frame in accordance with a high efficiency communication standard, received from a first device, the high efficiency frame including, at least in part, one or more legacy signal fields and one or more high efficiency signal fields. The device may determine a length field included in one of the one or more legacy signal fields, wherein the length field includes an indication bit. The device may determine a position of a high efficiency short training field within the high efficiency frame based at least in part on the indication bit.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A wireless device including medium access control (MAC) circuitry and physical layer (PHY) circuitry coupled to the MAC circuitry, the MAC circuitry and PHY circuitry having logic to:
 generate a high efficiency data frame having a preamble, the preamble including a legacy signal field (L-SIG), a repeated L-SIG field (R-L-SIG), a high efficiency signal field A (HE-SIG-A), a high efficiency short training field (HE-STF), and a high efficiency long training field (HE-LTF), R-L-SIG being a repetition of L-SIG in a time domain, HE-SIG-A to include a first high efficiency signal A symbol (HE-SIG-A 1 ) and a second high efficiency signal A symbol (HE-SIG-A 2 ); 
 determine a value of a length field of the L-SIG such that the value of the length field divided by 3 has a remainder value of 1 or 2, wherein the remainder value being equal to a first remainder value of 1 or 2 is to indicate that HE-SIG-A is not repeated in the preamble in the time domain and that a high efficiency signal field B (HE-SIG-B) is not present in the preamble, and the remainder value being equal to a second remainder value of 1 or 2 otherwise, the first remainder value being different from the second remainder value; and 
 cause transmission of the data frame; 
 wherein, to indicate that HE-SIG-A is not repeated, the logic to map HE-SIG-A 1  and HE-SIG-A 2  onto a binary phase shift keying (BPSK) constellation. 
 
     
     
       2. The device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 HE-SIG-A further includes a third high efficiency signal A symbol (HE-SIG-A 3 ) and a fourth high efficiency signal A symbol (HE-SIG-A 4 ); and 
 to indicate that HE-SIG-A is repeated, the logic is to map HE-SIG-Al onto a binary phase shift keying (BPSK) constellation and HE-SIG-A 2  onto a quadrature binary phase shift keying (QBPSK) constellation, wherein the QBPSK constellation is different from the BPSK constellation. 
 
     
     
       3. The device of  claim 1 , wherein, when the remainder value is equal to the second remainder value:
 to indicate that HE-SIG-A is not repeated and that HE-SIG-B is present in the preamble, the logic is to map HE-SIG-A 2  to a binary phase shift keying (BPSK) constellation, and 
 to indicate that HE-SIG-A is repeated, the logic is to map HE-SIG-A 2  to a quadrature binary phase shift keying (QBPSK) constellation the QBPSK constellation being different from the BPSK constellation. 
 
     
     
       4. The device of  claim 3 , wherein the logic is to map HE-SIG-A 2  to the QBPSK constellation to further indicate that HE-SIG-B is not present in the preamble. 
     
     
       5. The device of  claim 1 , wherein, when the HE-SIG-A is repeated and includes four HE-SIG-A symbols, the logic is to interleave the first and third symbols, the second and fourth symbols not being interleaved. 
     
     
       6. The device of  claim 1 , further including a transceiver coupled to the MAC circuitry and the PHY circuitry to transmit and receive wireless signals, the transceiver including a low-noise amplifier and an analog-to-digital converter. 
     
     
       7. The device of  claim 6 , further including a processor, a memory, and one or more antennas coupled to the transceiver. 
     
     
       8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:
 generating a high efficiency data frame having a preamble, the preamble including a legacy signal field (L-SIG), a repeated L-SIG field (R-L-SIG), a high efficiency signal field A (HE-SIG-A), a high efficiency short training field (HE-STF), and a high efficiency long training field (HE-LTF), R-L-SIG being a repetition of L-SIG in a time domain, HE-SIG-A to include a first high efficiency signal A symbol (HE-SIG-A 1 ) and a second high efficiency signal A symbol (HE-SIG-A 2 ); 
 determining a value of a length field of the L-SIG such that the value of the length field divided by 3 has a remainder value of 1 or 2, wherein the remainder value being equal to a first remainder value of 1 or 2 is to indicate that HE-SIG-A is not repeated in the preamble in the time domain and that a high efficiency signal field B (HE-SIG-B) is not present in the preamble, and the remainder value being equal to a second remainder value of 1 or 2 otherwise, the first remainder value being different from the second remainder value; and
 causing transmission of the data frame; 
 
 wherein, to indicate that HE-SIG-A is not repeated, the instructions, when executed by the processor, are to cause the processor to perform operations including mapping HE-SIG-Al and HE-SIG-A 2  onto a binary phase shift keying (BPSK) constellation. 
 
     
     
       9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 8 , wherein:
 HE-SIG-A further includes a third high efficiency signal A symbol (HE-SIG-A 3 ), and a fourth high efficiency signal A symbol (HE-SIG-A 4 ); and 
 to indicate that HE-SIG-A is repeated, the instructions, when executed by the processor, are to cause the processor to perform operations including mapping HE-SIG-Al onto a binary phase shift keying (BPSK) constellation, and mapping HE-SIG-A 2  onto a quadrature binary phase shift keying (QBPSK) constellation, wherein the QBPSK constellation is different from the BPSK constellation. 
 
     
     
       10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 8 , wherein, when the remainder value is equal to a second remainder value:
 to indicate that HE-SIG-A is not repeated and that HE-SIG-B is present in the preamble, the instructions, when executed by the processor, are to cause the processor to perform operations including mapping HE-SIG-A 2  to a binary phase shift keying (BPSK) constellation; and 
 to indicate that HE-SIG-A is repeated, the instructions, when executed by the processor, are to cause the processor to perform operations including mapping HE-SIG-A 2  to a quadrature binary phase shift keying (QBPSK) constellation the QBPSK constellation being different from the BPSK constellation. 
 
     
     
       11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, are to cause the processor to perform operations including mapping HE-SIG-A 2  to the QBPSK constellation to further indicate that HE-SIG-B is not present in the preamble. 
     
     
       12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 8 , wherein, when HE-SIG-A is repeated and includes four HE-SIG-A symbols, the instructions, when executed by the processor, are to cause the processor to perform operations including interleaving the first and third symbols, the second and fourth symbols not being interleaved. 
     
     
       13. A wireless device including medium access control (MAC) circuitry and physical layer (PHY) circuitry coupled to the MAC circuitry, the MAC circuitry and PHY circuitry having logic to:
 decode a high efficiency data frame having a preamble, the preamble including a legacy signal field (L-SIG) having a length field, a repeated L-SIG field (R-L-SIG), a high efficiency signal field A (HE-SIG-A), a high efficiency short training field (HE-STF), and a high efficiency long training field (HE-LTF), wherein HE-SIG-A includes a first high efficiency signal A symbol (HE-SIG-A 1 ) and a second high efficiency signal A symbol (HE-SIG-A 2 ); 
 determine that HE-SIG-A is not repeated and that a high efficiency signal field B (HE-SIG-B) is not present in the preamble if a remainder value of the length field divided by three is equal to a first remainder value of 1 or 2; 
 determine that HE-SIG-A is repeated or that HE-SIG-B is present in the preamble if the remainder value is equal to a second remainder value of 1 or 2, the second remainder value being different from the first remainder value; 
 determine that HE-SIG-A is not repeated by detecting that HE-SIG-A 1  and HE-SIG-A 2  are mapped onto a binary phase shift keying (BPSK) constellation; and 
 decode the data frame based on determining whether HE-SIG-A is repeated and whether HE-SIG-B is present in the preamble. 
 
     
     
       14. The device of  claim 13 , wherein the logic is further to determine the remainder value. 
     
     
       15. The device of  claim 13 , wherein:
 HE-SIG-A includes a third high efficiency signal A symbol (HE-SIG-A 3 ), and a fourth high efficiency signal A symbol (HE-SIG-A 4 ); and 
 the logic is to further determine that HE-SIG-A is repeated by detecting that HE-SIG-A 1  is mapped onto a binary phase shift keying (BPSK) constellation and that HE-SIG-A 2  is mapped onto a quadrature binary phase shift keying (QBPSK) constellation, wherein the QBPSK constellation is different from the BPSK constellation. 
 
     
     
       16. The device of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the logic is to determine that HE-SIG-A is not repeated and that HE-SIG-B is present in the preamble by detecting that the remainder value is equal to the second remainder value and that HE-SIG-A 2  is mapped onto a binary phase shift keying (BPSK) constellation; and 
 the logic is to determine that HE-SIG-A is repeated by detecting that the remainder value is equal to the second remainder value and that HE-SIG-A 2  is mapped onto a quadrature binary phase shift keying (QBPSK) constellation, wherein the QBPSK constellation is different from the BPSK constellation. 
 
     
     
       17. The device of  claim 16 , wherein the logic is to determine that HE-SIG-B is not present in the preamble by detecting that HE-SIG-A 2  is mapped onto the QBPSK constellation. 
     
     
       18. The device of  claim 13 , further including a transceiver coupled to the MAC circuitry and the PHY circuitry to transmit and receive wireless signals, the transceiver including a low-noise amplifier and an analog-to-digital converter. 
     
     
       19. The device of  claim 18 , further including a processor, a memory, and one or more antennas coupled to the transceiver. 
     
     
       20. A method to be performed at a wireless device, the method comprising:
 decoding a high efficiency data frame having a preamble, the preamble including a legacy signal field (L-SIG) having a length field, a repeated L-SIG field (R-L-SIG), a high efficiency signal field A (HE-SIG-A), a high efficiency short training field (HE-STF), and a high efficiency long training field (HE-LTF), wherein HE-SIG-A includes a first high efficiency signal A symbol (HE-SIG-A 1 ) and a second high efficiency signal A symbol (HE-SIG-A 2 ); 
 determining that HE-SIG-A is not repeated and that a high efficiency signal field B (HE-SIG-B) is not present in the preamble if a remainder value of the length field divided by three is equal to a first remainder value of 1 or 2; 
 determining that HE-SIG-A is repeated or that HE-SIG-B is present in the preamble if the remainder value is equal to a second remainder value of 1 or 2, the second remainder value being different from the first remainder value; 
 determining that HE-SIG-A is not repeated by detecting that HE-SIG-A 1  and HE-SIG-A 2  are mapped onto a binary phase shift keying (BPSK) constellation; and 
 decoding the data frame based on determining whether HE-SIG-A is repeated and whether HE-SIG-B is present in the preamble. 
 
     
     
       21. The method of  claim 20 , further including determining the remainder value. 
     
     
       22. The method of  claim 20 , wherein:
 HE-SIG-A includes a third high efficiency signal A symbol (HE-SIG-A 3 ), and a fourth high efficiency signal A symbol (HE-SIG-A 4 ); and 
 the method further includes determining that HE-SIG-A is repeated by detecting that HE-SIG-Al is mapped onto a binary phase shift keying (BPSK) constellation and that HE-SIG-A 2  is mapped onto a quadrature binary phase shift keying (QBPSK) constellation, wherein the QBPSK constellation is different from the BPSK constellation. 
 
     
     
       23. The method of  claim 20 , further including:
 determining that HE-SIG-A is not repeated and that HE-SIG-B is present in the preamble by detecting that the remainder value is equal to the second remainder value, and that HE-SIG-A 2  is mapped onto a binary phase shift keying (BPSK) constellation; and 
 determining that HE-SIG-A is repeated by detecting that the remainder value is equal to the second remainder value, and that HE-SIG-A 2  is mapped onto a quadrature binary phase shift keying (QBPSK) constellation, wherein the QBPSK constellation is different from the BPSK constellation. 
 
     
     
       24. The method of  claim 23 , further including determining that HE-SIG-B is not present in the preamble by detecting that HE-SIG-A 2  is mapped onto the QBPSK constellation. 
     
     
       25. The method of  claim 20 , wherein, when HE-SIG-A is repeated and includes four HE-SIG-A symbols, the first and third symbols are interleaved, and the second and fourth symbols are not interleaved.